Our thanks to book cover designer Carol Fiorillo for this guest contribution. The old adage, “you can’t judge a book by its cover” doesn’t apply in today’s visual and interactive age where readers are increasingly drawn to the first thing
Innovative Help for Authors: Profitable Author Institute
Here’s an innovative way some key publishers, authors and experts have collaborated to create a program for aspiring and emerging authors. WWW’s Shari Stauch said, “I’m thrilled to be a part of this group of amazing talents pooling their resources
Understanding SEO – Necessary Skills for An Author’s Virtual Life
Our thanks to consultant Lisa Wheatly for this guest contribution. The virtual life is so widely spread that attracting visitors has become a really tough challenge for today’s website and blog owners. Statistics say that the number of websites online
Winner Circle Makeover: New Calendars and Competitions!
Just in time for holidays, we’re excited to announce that our Winner Circle calendar of competitions, book festivals, writers conferences and retreats has been overhauled to make your hunting happier! 1. Easier to Find and Enter Competitions First, we’ve broken
Are Book Signings Too Old Fashioned?
Our thanks to author and creator of FundsForWriters.com C. Hope Clark for this insightful guest contribution! This past week, a new author with a newly-released book asked how I approached libraries about holding book signings. The question took me aback
Author Marketing Mastery #50: Climb Outside the Book Marketing Box!
We’re wrapping up our year-long marketing series with the fiftieth installment ,so you can take a break and get to all the holiday celebrating. In this installment, a look at slides of just five “Outside the Box” book marketing ideas
Author Marketing Mastery #49: The Untapped Potential of Author Cross Promotion
Author Cross Promotion happens when two or more authors agree to promote each other’s books to the mutual benefit of each author. How does it work? Well, like any good cross-promotion, it needs to be a win-win for the authors